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Each defendant spoke before his sentencing, and each apologized to the victims’ families. “I’m just sorry that any of this had to take place,” one said.
Social media posts linked the victim and defendant, police say. “We are going to stand on our not guilty, and we look forward to taking this case to trial,” said Shevon Thomas.
Nov. 15—The jury has reached verdicts in the trial of three alleged gangsters accused of killing two Columbus teenagers and wounding two more during a 2021 gang war. The jury
“They had no right to be riding around shooting up homes, and endangering people’s lives.... They ended up casualties of their own plan,” defense attorney William Kendrick said of the teens shot.
The jury had to decide on 24 separate charges involving three defendants accused of committing crimes to further the interest of a street gang.